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- 1970
- G
- Paramount Pictures
- 1 h 41 m
- 1970
- G
- Paramount Pictures
- 1 h 41 m
Summary An Ohio sales executive accepts a higher position within the company and travels to New York City with his wife for his job interview but things go wrong from the start.
Directed By: Arthur Hiller
Written By: Neil Simon
- 1970
- G
- Paramount Pictures
- 1 h 41 m
- 1970
- G
- Paramount Pictures
- 1 h 41 m
The Out of Towners
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Summary An Ohio sales executive accepts a higher position within the company and travels to New York City with his wife for his job interview but things go wrong from the start.
Directed By: Arthur Hiller
Written By: Neil Simon
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Generally Favorable
Based on 5 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 5 Critic Reviews
72
80% Positive
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
20% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
0% Negative
0 Reviews
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It is the closest the sound film has come to recapturing the genius of the silent movie chase comedy.
While it's implausible that all of these mishaps would befall a couple in 24 hours, none of these occurrences is beyond the realm of belief, and Simon has cleverly strung them together in one of his best screenplays.
Because Simon is dealing with a place — and a commonplace — rather than people, it is only too easy to see the jokes coming long before they arrive. We feel the boredom of anticipation rather than the shock of recognition, and sometimes the jokes themselves ring false.
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Production Company
Jalem Productions
Release Date May 28, 1970
Duration 1 h 41 m
Rating G
Genres
Tagline When they take you for an out-of-towner, they really take you.
Awards
Golden Globes, USA
• 2 Nominations
Writers Guild of America, USA
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Laurel Awards
• 1 Nomination
